Gastroenterology

Treating the following conditions

With abdominal pain as the most common complaint, digestive disorders in children can range from minor to life threatening, and short- to long-term or chronic.

• Abdominal Pain

• Achalasia

• Biliary atresia

• Intestinal pseudo-obstruction

• Constipation

• Crohn's disease

• Encopresis

• Esophageal Spasm

• Esophagitis

• Failure to Thrive

• Feeding Disorders

• Food Allergy

• Foreign Body Removal

• Gas – Flatulence

• Gastroesophageal Reflux

• Gastroparesis

• Gastroschisis

• GI Bleeding

• H. pylori

• Hepatitis C

• Hirschsprung Disease

• Imperforate Anus

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease

• Lactose Intolerance

• Liver Disease

• Lower GI Bleeding

• Meckels Diverticulum

• Omphalocele

Robert "Chip" Williams, MD

Medical Director, Nunnelee Pediatric Specialty Clinics,
Pediatric Gastroenterologist

Minela Fernandez, MD

 Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Director, Feeding Clinics

• Painful Swallowing

• Pancreatitis

• Persistent Diarrhea & Malabsorption

• Polyposis

• Rumination Syndrome

• Short Bowel Syndrome

• Swallowing Disorders

• Ulcerative Colitis

• Upper GI Bleeding

Julie Andrews,RN, DNP, PNP-BC

Feeding Team

Feeding disorders are common and can have far reaching effects on the nutritional and developmental outcome of children. We believe in early intervention with a multidisciplinary team, including a gastroenterologist and/or a pediatric nurse practitioner specializing in feeding disorders, pediatric dietician, and feeding therapist.

We utilize a medical/oro-motor/behavioral approach to feeding disorders to:

• Treat medical conditions that may be causing the aversion
• Utilize behavioral modification techniques when indicated
• Treat oro-motor problems
• Educate families to learn feeding strategies for home

Our team services families across Southeastern North Carolina. We coordinate with primary care providers,
sub-specialists, home health nurses, dieticians, and speech/occupational therapists.

We offer the following testing:

• Modified barium swallow study
• Upper GI series
• Gastric Emptying Scan
• Ph/Impedence probe
• Endoscopy
• Polysonogram